Parachute



Dec. 17, 1929. G. M. SIMMONS PARACHUTE Filed Jan. 25, 1928 I N VEN TOR.

3 .1, ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 17, 1929 enonen m. snmons, or COHAY, meat-831??! "rafionum Application filed January 25, was. sci-n11 No. 249,413.

This invention relates to improvements in parachutes as generally used upon aircraft generally, and 18 designed to provide a para chute simple in structure and to assure open- Figure 1 is a side elevation of' the iriieiiti'on the canopy or body offthefparachute being fully opened out.

Figure 2 is a transverse view of the same.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal view of the inner suspending. members with a portion of the parachute canopy broken away.

The canopy or body l of ordinary structure has suspended from it by cords 3-3 the suspension member 2.

Disposed on an equilateral plane with the rim of the canopy at is sosuspendec by the cords 5-5.

The cords 55 extend from the suspension member 2-2 to the apex of the canopy l, equivalently disposed about the hoop 4 and appropriately atiixed thereto.

Cords 5"5 are disposed in relation to each other about hook 4 in corresponding relation to the cords 5 and extend from. the hoop at in pretdisposed relation, to the rim of the canopy 1.'

In use, the suspending member 2 is properly aliixcd to the aviator's body. The canodiy is folded over and above the hoop 4.

pon launching of the parachute the pressure of the air against the canopy thru the hoop 4 will begin to open the same. The hoop 4 produces a. funnel o )ening thru which the air may be admitted. Simultaneous with the air pressure" and the pull of weight on 40 the suspending member 2 there is a pull downward on the apex of the canopy by the cords 5-5. It will thus be seen that-while the apex of the canopy is pulled downwardthe flare of the canopy edge is outward; that simultaneous with this action there is produced a conical elongated skeleton frame b the cords 5-5 about the hoo 4,-which ten s to throw out the canopy of .t eparachute and make it accessible to the airs entrance. The cords l is the hoop -l, which hoop 5"5 retain the rim of the canopy 1 in a pro-determined sphere with relation to the hoop 4, thereby preventing the canopy 1 from telescoping when it is attempted to e opened out. It is apparent, therefore, that an opening of the parachute is assured and that a safe descent mav be made to the ground.

Having thus described my invention, what I .claim is:

1. A parachute comprising a parachute body, a suspension member connected to the canopy edge of the parachute by cords, and inter-disposed betwixt the suspension member and apex of the body a rigid hoop suspended from the apex of the cano y to the suspension member by aseries o cords, said hoop suspended in the same plane with the canopy rim when the parachute is fully opened, and said hoop being tied with the body rim by cords of equal length.

2. In a parachute the combination with the canopy supporting a suspension member, of a hoop interdis ose'd between the suspension member and tiie a x of the canopy, the suspension of the hoop ing disposed within the canopy when said canopy is in a collapsed state, and cords in pro-disposed relationone to the other about the hoop and extending to the rim of the canopy, said cords in coaction with the hoop adapted to retain the canopy in pre-disposed relationship with the In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

GEORGE M. SIMMONS. 

